Gut bacterial metabolism produces neuroactive steroids in pregnant women. Huus KE and Ley RE. Life Metabolism. Accepted manuscript. (2024). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/lifemeta/loae030
Gut microbiome diversity within Clostridia is negatively associated with human obesity. Salazar-Jaramillo L, de la Cuesta-Zuluaga J, Chica LA, Cadavid M, Ley RE, Reyes A and Escobar JS mSystems. 0:e00627-24. (2024). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/msystems.00627-24
Strain tracking in complex microbiomes using synteny analysis reveals per-species modes of evolution. Enav H, Paz I and Ley RE. Nature Biotechnology. (2024). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-024-02276-2
Tracking gene order provides a new perspective on intraspecific evolution in microbiotas. Enav H and Ley RE. Nature Biotechnology. (2024). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-024-02277-1
Spatially resolved lipidomics shows conditional transfer of lipids produced by Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron into the mouse gut. Mirretta Barone C, Heaver SL, Gruber L, Zundel F, Vu DL and Ley RE. Cell Host & Microbe. 32:1025-1036. (2024). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2024.04.021
Integrating research on bacterial pathogens and commensals to fight infections—an ecological perspective. Maier L, Stein-Thoeringer C, Ley RE, Brötz-Oesterhelt H, Link H, Ziemert N, Wagner S and Peschel A. The Lancet Microbe. In press, corrected proof. (2024). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2666-5247(24)00049-1
The keystone gut species Christensenella minuta boosts gut microbial biomass and voluntary physical activity in mice. Akbuğa-Schön T, Suzuki T, Jakob D, Vu DL, Waters JL and Ley RE. mBIO. 15:e02836-23. (2024). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.02836-23
Human intestinal microbiome determines individualized inflammatory response to dietary emulsifier carboxymethylcellulose consumption. Daniel N, Wu GD, Walters W, Compher C, Ni J, Delaroque C, Albenberg L, Ley RE, Patterson AD, Lewis JD, Gewirtz AT and Chassaing B. Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 17:315-318. (2024). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmgh.2023.11.001
A modified Michaelis-Menten equation estimates growth from birth to 3 years in healthy babies in the USA. Walters WA, Ley C, Hastie T, Ley RE and Parsonnet J. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 24:27. (2024). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-024-02145-1
